Police Surveillance in the Future

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses methods of police surveillance and looks at four general types of surveillance: visual surveillance, audio surveillance, moving surveillance and contact surveillance. The paper then discusses how methods of surveillance have changed with advances in technology and how police departments might be shaped to adjust to visual, audio and locational changes in the future.

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"Finally, given the presence of cell phones and other monitoring devices in modern life, a final resource to recruit is the public. Encouraging the public to be vigilant and report crime quickly and educating members of the public as to what to watch for, what to report, and how to use their personal technology for the public good is another important facet of modernizing every level of the modern police force. The public is not a paid member of the force, but everyone can benefit by increased public knowledge and reporting of crimes. The public also has valuable crime-prevention technology at its fingertips in the form of cell phones--as well as its eyes and ears."

Sample of Sources Used:

• O'Connor, T. (7 Aug 2007). "Informants, surveillance, and undercover operations." MegaLinks in Criminal Justice. Retrieved 6 Jun 2008 from http://www.apsu.edu/oconnort/3220/3220lect02c.htm
• Otterstatter, Robert (6 Jun 2008). "CPTED Crime Prevention." CPTED Watch Retrieved 6 Jun 2008 from http://www.cpted-watch.com/

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